Digital Media Studio Policy
Purpose
The Tinley Park Public Library’s Digital Media Studio allows patrons to create and edit digital media, such as digital drawings and designs, audio recordings, and photos and videos.
Eligibility
A Tinley Park Public Library card is required to reserve the Digital Media Studio. Up to four (4) users can work at the Digital Media Studio at one time, one of whom must have a Tinley Park Public Library card in good standing, with fines not exceeding $10.00 and account information up to date. Staff will retain a user’s Tinley Park Public Library card while the Digital Media Studio is in use. If the Tinley Park Public Library card used to reserve the room is not available, the user’s current (unexpired) photo ID (state or school-issued) will be retained by Library staff while the Digital Media Studio is in use.
All users must be at least thirteen (13) years old, and permission must be granted beforehand by a parent or legal guardian for those 13–17 years old.
User Responsibility
The user whose Library card is retained by Library staff will be responsible for any damages, missing items, misuse of equipment, breach of policy, or misconduct.
It is the user’s responsibility to save their work on an external memory source, such as a cloud storage website, flash drive, etc. Files saved to the Digital Media Studio computer will be erased upon restart. The Library is not responsible for lost files.
Rules and Procedures
- No food or uncovered drinks are permitted while using the Digital Media Studio.
- Only Library staff can add, remove, or modify any Library-owned or user-owned equipment including cables, keyboards, mice, instruments, etc. Users are not permitted to install any new software.
- The doors to the Digital Media Studio must remain locked and closed while the room is in use. Users must remain in the Digital Media Studio during their scheduled session, except for brief breaks; users must notify staff when they need to leave the room.
- The Digital Media Studio is closely monitored.
- All Users must comply with Tinley Park Public Library’s “Patron Behavior on Library Property Policy” and “Internet Access and Computer Use Policy and Procedures.”
- The Digital Media Studio may not be primarily used for web browsing, word processing, email, and other technology uses that can be conducted on the Library’s public PCs.
- The Digital Media Studio may not be used for projects that are obscene or pornographic.
- Users are requested to comply with Title 17 of the US Code and its implementing Regulations regarding copyright and trademark law. Infringement may result in privileges being suspended and/or permanently forfeited.
Board Approved 04/2017
Revised 07/22/2026